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The Weekly Round-Up: 14.08.09
Round-Up Something so mind-boggling, you can't help but wonder if you've slipped into some parallel universe where cats lie down with dogs and a member of the Nigerian royal family really does want to give you a cut of their... [14 Aug 2009]
Data moving to the cloud? Cybercrime will follow
News Also on the cybercrime panel was San Jose police sergeant Edward Schroder, who talked about how he spends his time investigating fraud related to sites like eBay and Craigslist, Nigerian or lottery scams, and money mule... [13 Jul 2009]
Soca socking it to the cyber criminals
News As part of a global effort against Nigerian 419 and other mass marketing scams, which cost the UK £340m each year, Soca also worked with Nigerian authorities to intercept fraudulent mail targeting the UK. [14 May 2009]
Cineworld goes green with virtualisation
Case Study Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? UK cinema chain Cineworld has relaunched its website, saving money and reducing power consumption in the process. The company has been working with hosting company... [15 Dec 2008]
EC calls for more cuts on the cost to roam
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? The European Commission is pushing for further cuts to roaming charges in Europe. The Commission on Tuesday proposed that charges for roaming text messages be slashed... [24 Sep 2008]
SAP users air support gripes
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? The UK and Ireland SAP User Group has expressed dissatisfaction with the changes SAP has made to its software support programme. The German software giant announced on... [25 Jul 2008]
Yahoo! 'Boss' offers up search to build on
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo! has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine atop the internet company's technology. [10 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? A set of telecommunications laws has been given the green light by a European parliamentary committee, which includes amendments that some argue could lead to... [09 Jul 2008]
Data centre costs top reason for virtualisation
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? Nine out of 10 organisations that have adopted virtualisation technologies have done so to reduce data centre costs, according to research from IDC. [08 Jul 2008]
silicon.com old school
Comment Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? silicon.com is 10 this week. That's a grand old age for a publication launched at the height of the dot-com madness, says Julian Goldsmith. The 1998 launch party for... [07 Jul 2008]
Happy 10th birthday, silicon.com
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? Happy birthday, silicon.com - your favourite business and technology publication is 10 years old. Launched back on 6 July 1998 with a party at London's Natural History... [07 Jul 2008]
silicon.com Classics: The 10 craziest uses of RFID
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a look at the 10 best, worst and just plain... [02 Jul 2008]
silicon.com Classics: The best of Google Earth
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? The latest in our weekly look back through some of the classic stories in the silicon.com archive from the last decade is a photo tour of the best of Google Earth -... [22 Apr 2008]
silicon.com Classics: A London pub crawl… with wi-fi on the side
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? So you're out and about, need to get online but Starbucks is too busy. Why not try the more relaxing surroundings of a nearby pub - especially now they're all smoke-free? [09 Apr 2008]
silicon.com Classics: 10 weird uses for an iPod
News Nigerian' money scam - What happens when you reply? Most people are happy to use their iPod for listening to tunes and watching the occasional video, but the latest in our weekly look back through the classic stories in... [03 Apr 2008]